Re: [FWDLK] Canadian 58 Plymouth

[Bill Watson <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx>]

 

The wedge-shaped sport tone trim was standard on all Canadian-built Belvederes, and had an aluminum fill as optional.    If ordered as a two-tone, the contrasting colour on the roof was also applied within the sport tone area.

 

The Belvedere style was not offered by the factory on the Savoy or Plaza.

 

The standard Savoy trim was a strip of trim down the side, just below the door handle.  The Savoy sport tone trim was lower, coming from the top of the rear bumper forward to the front edge of the front door and sweeping down and back to a point about a foot ahead of the rear wheel opening where it dropped to the rocker panel.  The area within the trim was painted a contrasting colour, usually,

 

The basic Plaza had no trim on the side, but an optional trim strip was available that ran from the just above the rear bumper forward into the front door.  The optional Plaza sport trim was similar to the Savoy version, but did not drop to the rocker panel.  Also, the contrasting colour was only applied ahead of the rear wheel opening. 

 

For you Dodge lovers, re-read the above, substituting Mayfair for Belvedere, Regent for Savoy and Crusader for Plaza.

 

Bill

Vancouver, BC

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Dave Casey

To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 5:47 PM

Subject: [FWDLK] Canadian 58 Plymouth

Does anyone know if any of the Canadian Plymouths for 1958 came with the Belvedere style Sport Tone trim? Thanks.

 

 

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